The Companies Act 2013 is a crucial legislation in India governing the incorporation, functioning, and management of companies. Learn about the key provisions, compliance requirements, and legal framework under the Companies Act 2013.
Company Law : Learn which companies must file MGT-7 or MGT-7A, when MGT-8 certification is mandatory, and how the Companies (Management and Admi...
CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...
Company Law : The Companies Act, 2013 requires most companies to hold four Board Meetings annually, while OPCs, Small Companies, and Dormant Com...
Company Law : This guide provides a complete AGM compliance tracker covering pre-AGM, AGM-day, post-AGM, and IEPF obligations under the Companie...
Company Law : MCA has revised the Director KYC framework, requiring DIR-3 KYC (Web) only once every three financial years. The changes reduce co...
Company Law : MCA has cautioned stakeholders against phishing calls, WhatsApp messages, emails, fake websites, and ZIP attachments impersonating...
Company Law : ICSI has urged the Government to amend the law to allow Company Secretaries in Practice to appear before DRTs and DRATs. It argues...
Company Law : ICSI has urged the MCA to ensure eligible companies comply with Section 203 by appointing Whole-time Company Secretaries. The repr...
Corporate Law : NSO has launched the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) to collect comprehensive economic and oper...
Company Law : ICSI has requested the MCA to grant compliance relaxations following technical disruptions caused by the Data Centre fire. The pro...
Company Law : Madhya Pradesh HC dismissed a winding up petition, holding that a bona fide dispute over liability required adjudication before th...
Company Law : NCLT retained the freeze on assets citing serious SFIO findings but ordered defreezing of the salary account and family members' a...
Corporate Law : The Court ruled that, without a transfer application and parallel insolvency proceedings, shifting a winding-up case to NCLT was u...
Company Law : NCLT permitted stakeholder meetings after accepting clarifications on forfeited warrants, disclosures, and scheme compliance under...
Company Law : The NCLAT held that CFO nominees must satisfy the eligibility requirements under Section 203 of the Companies Act. It set aside th...
Company Law : MCA has allowed companies to file Form DPT-3 for FY 2025-26 without additional fees until 31 July 2026 due to disruptions caused b...
Company Law : MCA notifies the New Development Bank under Section 2(11)(ii) of the Companies Act, 2013, specifying it as a body corporate for th...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a director after Form AOC-4 contained an incorrect AGM due date. The order emphasizes that directors are resp...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai imposed a penalty after finding that an individual held two Director Identification Numbers in violation of Section 155...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a Whole Time Director for filing Form DIR-12 with an incorrect CFO appointment date. The order reiterates tha...
Note on Median Remuneration Calculation as per Companies Act, 2013 and The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration) Rules, 2014. Overview: As per Section 197 (12) read with Rule 5 (1) (i) of The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration) Rules, 2014, the listed companies are required to provide the disclosure of the ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median remuneration of the employees of the company for the financial year in the Board’s Report.
The Companies Act, 2013 has introduced new concept of ‘One Person Company’ (herein after referred to as ‘OPC’). Section 3 (1) (c) has been notified vide notification dated 26th March, 2014 and the same shall be effective from 01st April, 2014.
We have already entered in new era of Change called the Companies Act, 2013 (‘the Act’). However, this time change has brought enough reasons to worry and industry is already feeling heat of changes and struggling to cope with the changes due to complexities and additional burden of compliances brought by the Act.
CS Mohit Saluja With the enactment of Companies Act, 2013 w.e.f. April 1, 2014, a new concept called “ONE PERSON COMPANY (OPC)” also came into existence. The legislature were of the view that OPC shall have an edge over the other companies in relation to the benefits being earned w.r.t. holding of Board Meetings/ General […]
The word ‘dividend’ comes from the Latin word ‘dividendum’ (‘thing to be divided’). A dividend is a payment made by a Company to its shareholders, usually as a distribution of profits. When a company earns a profit or surplus, it can re-invest it in the business (called retained earnings), and pay a fraction of this reinvestment as a dividend to shareholders.
On the one hand the authorities want us to report any mischief occurred in the Company and on the other hand they are striking off various clauses from our reports through which we could report POSSIBLE FRAUD circumstances, which can become “ACTUAL FRAUD” ingredients later in future.
A Company is a separate legal entity different from its members. So, its affairs are generally done by Board of Directors. The Board of directors provides a road map within its limited power for the progress of a Company. Certain powers are controlled by the boards after getting consent of the company at their general meeting.
Application Guide on the provisions of Schedule II to the Companies Act 2013 by Corporate Laws & Corporate Governance Committee – (10-04-2015) Keeping in view the changing economic environment as well as the growth of our economy, the Companies Act, 2013 was enacted to improve corporate governance and to further strengthen regulations for the companies. […]
The first ray of sunrise of the Ist April 2015 is not as usual to the auditing industry. With the dusk of first financial year under companies act 2013 , we are subject to the uncountable penalties and prosecutions . The Government moved to tightening of the grip on the auditors after satyam scam has taken its final step of implementation.
MCA have issued an order to be called as Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2015 (referred to as CARO, 2015) dated 10th April, 2015 specifying only 13 matter required to be specified in the Auditor’s Report for the financial year ending 31st March, 2015.
